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APX consolette and MCD5000

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Is a MCD5000RGU needed to connect a deskset to a APX consolette, or is the functionality built in? I see the back of the consolette has LAN ethernet port, so I wasn't sure.

Can the deskset act as a traditional tone remote, without extra hardware?

The sales brochures I have are lacking details
 

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You can connect directly to the LAN port if your distance does not exceed 300 feet (100 meters). If more than that, you need an RGU. The MCD will do tone remote, but you need a tone remote adapter at the radio end as usual. The MCD emulates the APX control head, so I don't know why you would want to use tone remote in that application.

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